Inactivation of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (Prion) Agents by Environ LpH

Journal of Virology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 2164-2165

  Race, Richard E ^a   Raymond, Gregory J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYBIPHENYL; 2 PROPANOL; CLOROFENE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; DODECYLBENZENESULFONIC ACID; GLYCOLIC ACID; HEXYLENE GLYCOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHORIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AUTOCLAVE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; NONHUMAN; PRION; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYRIAN HAMSTER; TECHNIQUE; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS INACTIVATION; VIRUS INFECTIVITY; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS SURVIVAL; VIRUS TITRATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CRICETINAE; GLYCOLS; MESOCRICETUS; PRION DISEASES; PRIONS; PROPANOLS;

EID: 0842282785     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.78.4.2164-2165.2004     Document Type: Article

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